FastComet vs Hostway 2021

ad to choose only one thing that would justify my whole-hearted loyalty to this company is the quality of support I get from their people.
I have just received almost on-demand assistance and resolution from Yordan G. and it's not only the fact that these folks are kind and polite and effective! It's the feeling of confidence they give me that they care originally for my business and they have my back. And I am getting the same exact vibe from ALL of them, like Nickola A., Nikola G., Ivan P. and Elvis A.
They are managing to make it personal and as their client I feel really connected to this team... they are my people!
Thank you FastComet team for this feeling of security.

highly recommend for anyone!

ed support, i have to create a ticket and wait for a reply.
This is very inconvenient for me and not true for the service package I bought.
In addition, I find my website browsing speed is not good either. It's quite slow.
Therefore, if I do not have Live Chat Support and cannot guarantee the connection speed, I will need a refund for this service.

environment. Hostway is running PHP version 7.0.33+ (debug version) which is very outdated. It’s been lagging behind for some time, but everything’s stayed relatively stable. An outdated PHP means a less secure environment, which is a major concern.
WP and WC are on the verge of new updates that will push everyone into PHP v8 and above. As long as nothing is updated on the back end, his site will stay up and running; however, plugin developers will soon stop supporting older PHP and require updates for their software to remain functional. If updates are based on PHP v7.4 or higher requirements, which will no doubt be the case, it’ll effectively bring his whole site down.
According to Hostway, they’re running the latest PHP version they support. I ask every week or so when the warning pops up. It’s extremely frustrating to get the same “we’re working on it” response every single time.
Also, Hostway's server is very slow, with a TTFB of over 3 seconds and a fully loaded time of over 8 seconds. Considering the tiny size of my client’s website (~12 pages), this is an abysmal byte rate. Potential customers will click off long before 8 seconds have elapsed. I’ve tried to optimize the site as much as I can (e.g., reducing image sizes, removing older posts, etc.), but I can't speed up the TTFB since it’s reliant on the server specs. I’ve talked to Hostway about this, too, with no resolution.
Just for laughs I pinged a friend and had him plug the site into his servers just like it comes from Hostway without any optimization or caching configured. The normal TTFB on his servers is around 300-400 MS, as a comparison. Just abysmal all the way around, but I can’t get my client to switch and I refuse to use Hostway’s web developer, which will only add to my client’s ~$400 annual hosting fees.